Philip C. Jessup Moot Court: GvW Graf von Westphalen supports the German National Rounds 2016
The national initial round of the 57th Philip C. Jessup Moot Court begins tomorrow in Munich. The organizer of the oldest moot court in the world in this year are the Ludwig-Maximilian University and the German Military Academy in Munich. The law firm GvW Graf von Westphalen, represented by Dr Hartmut Henninger acting as a judge, is sponsoring this year's Spirit of the Jessup Award.
Teams from numerous German universities will compete against each other again until 27 February in order to handle a dispute under international law in simulated hearings before the International Court. Dr Hartmut Henninger, attorney in the Hamburg office of GvW, will decide as one of the judges which group from the universities was most convincing rhetorically and in argument in the briefs and in the oral hearings. The two best teams will then represent Germany in the international rounds in Washington.
In addition to professional excellence, fairness in the competition will also be rewarded. The team that demonstrates respectful dealing with the other teams as colleagues will receive the GvW Graf von Westphalen Spirit of the Jessup Award.
The Philip C. Jessup Moot Court is the largest moot court worldwide with participants from more than 80 countries and more than 500 universities. You can find more information about the competition at: www.ilsa.org/jessuphome
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